Soulcalibur 6 Story Mode and DLC Character Announced

An old favorite is returning, but you'll have to purchase her separately.

By Nick Santangelo

Bandai Namco announced Tuesday the addition of Tira as a new Soulcalibur 6 DLC character and revealed the Libra of Soul story mode.

Libra of Souls is the second announced Soulcalibur 6 story mode and allows players to create a custom fighter. The character creation tool lets players choose from 16 races and a myriad of facial features, body types, hairstyles, weapons, armor, and fighting styles.

Once created, players will take their fighter on a quest to stop "a new evil mastermind" from gathering the Soul Edge shards. Characters from the main storyline, Chronicle of Souls, as well as other players' custom fighters will appear throughout Libra of Souls. Matches in this mode will also have their own specific rules that Bandai Namco says will let players shape their own path.

Custom fighters from Libra of Souls can also be used in online casual and ranked matches.

As for the newly announced DLC character, Tira is a returning character who made her debut in 2005's Soulcalibur 3. Tira will be available both as a standalone purchase or as part of Soulcalibur 6's season pass, which Bandai Namco has yet to fully detail.

Bandai Namco first revealed that Soulcalibur 6 would feature two story modes in June. Soulcalibur 6 was announced in Dec. 2017 and will be released on Oct. 19 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

Nick Santangelo is a freelance writer based in Philadelphia. He loves video games and sports, but not sports video games. Follow him on Twitter.